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laserhaas

(7,805 posts)
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:08 PM Apr 2018

Pennsylvania School District Arms Teachers With Baseball Bats

Source: U.S. News

A Pennsylvania school district is arming its teachers with baseball bats to defend themselves and students against potential gunmen in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

Officials from the Millcreek School District in Erie, Pennsylvania distributed 16-inch baseball bats to its 500 teachers as a "last resort," district Superintendent William Hall, told Erie News Now.



"This is a tool to have in the event we have nothing else," said Cacchione. "Part of the formula now is to fight back, and so I think the bats that were provided for the staff were symbolic of that."


This isn't the only Pennsylvania school district to provide teachers with defensive tools. In March, Blue Mountain School District, located about 90 miles northwest of Philadelphia, armed its teachers with buckets of rocks.

Read more: https://www-usnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2018-04-11/pennsylvania-school-district-arms-teachers-with-baseball-bats?context=amp



Can see it now...

In the near future, a gun owning kid is likely to shoot a teacher, who is having a very bad day; because that teacher swung the bat at a student who gave her the finger!
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Pennsylvania School District Arms Teachers With Baseball Bats (Original Post) laserhaas Apr 2018 OP
Might as well give sling shots vlyons Apr 2018 #1
with sling shots ,,, Cryptoad Apr 2018 #2
and you can carry it unconcealed in your back pocket vlyons Apr 2018 #3
Tons of irony here: MyOwnPeace Apr 2018 #4
Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons Major Nikon Apr 2018 #5
I don't know how to read this genxlib Apr 2018 #6
A base ball bat, old guy Apr 2018 #7
Pennsylvania is the new Florida............ wcollar Apr 2018 #8
Have we come to this, the ignorant are running our schools. Wait until a student hits .400.... marble falls Apr 2018 #9
This isn't Borowitz? keithbvadu2 Apr 2018 #10
Great...Pennsyltucky makes the absurd news once again. Freedomofspeech Apr 2018 #11
I think that money and effort could be better spent on intervention programs to help xor Apr 2018 #12
Why not cream pies ? left-of-center2012 Apr 2018 #13
What's the teacher to do? Hit the bullets over the wall? sinkingfeeling Apr 2018 #14
Baseball bat vs. AR-15 ? O.k., I can see that.........LOL Trust Buster Apr 2018 #15
Criticize all you want,professor Harleen Quinzel will prove you wrong. athenasatanjesus Apr 2018 #16
First rocks and ebbie15644 Apr 2018 #17
Every classroom should have a chemical fire extinguisher. truthisfreedom Apr 2018 #18
They already have straws with their lunch milk. Require the kids to save their straws. 3Hotdogs Apr 2018 #19
Ha Ha...ay be more effective.as a weapon to shoot eyes laserhaas Apr 2018 #21
"bat" shit crazy comes to mind n/t Locrian Apr 2018 #20
My preferred weapon of self-defense ... GeorgeGist Apr 2018 #22
Bats to deflect bullets because moonseller66 Apr 2018 #23
The should check each teaches meda-closing count laserhaas Apr 2018 #24
16 inch bats are this little souvenir bats I think rurallib Apr 2018 #25

Cryptoad

(8,254 posts)
2. with sling shots ,,,
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:11 PM
Apr 2018

u wouldn't have to get within arm's length of the gunman..... this GOP Brain Trust is amazing!

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
3. and you can carry it unconcealed in your back pocket
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:13 PM
Apr 2018

Plus no need for a background check. And super cheap

MyOwnPeace

(16,926 posts)
4. Tons of irony here:
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:16 PM
Apr 2018

1. Millcreek is the home district of Tom Ridge, the first Director of Homeland Security. Gotta' wonder how many bats he issued in his plans for protecting our citizens.

2. Tom was a Pennsylvania governor and was NOT supportive of the public school system (his own kids attended private schools).

So, what would Director Ridge suggest we do to protect our kids (or even his IF they were in a public school)?

Wonder if they get "color-coded" bats - depending on the level of threat?

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
5. Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:16 PM
Apr 2018

-- Douglas MacArthur

genxlib

(5,527 posts)
6. I don't know how to read this
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:17 PM
Apr 2018

The Superintendent quoted said

"This is a tool to have in the event we have nothing else," said Cacchione. "Part of the formula now is to fight back, and so I think the bats that were provided for the staff were symbolic of that."


No shit they are symbolic because they surely are not a realistic tool.

I don't know if he truly meant what he said and just missed the irony or whether he realizes that it is a dumb idea and is throwing shade on someone.

wcollar

(176 posts)
8. Pennsylvania is the new Florida............
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:22 PM
Apr 2018

First it was buckets of rocks, now baseball bats.
Give them lacrosse sticks. Then they have a club they can use to throw the rocks with.

marble falls

(57,086 posts)
9. Have we come to this, the ignorant are running our schools. Wait until a student hits .400....
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:22 PM
Apr 2018

on a teacher. Or vice versa.

xor

(1,204 posts)
12. I think that money and effort could be better spent on intervention programs to help
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:34 PM
Apr 2018

kids who are in need. There is a lot of motivation among kids today to do something to stop this. In addition to the gun control movement, that motivation should be used to create programs that foster an inclusive community within the schools. Create programs to help these kids who feel a sense of desperation to find something to feel excited about. I know these exist to some extent, but we should be focusing on identifying the programs/systems that work well, and finding way to replicate those successes.

truthisfreedom

(23,147 posts)
18. Every classroom should have a chemical fire extinguisher.
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:22 PM
Apr 2018

They put out fires and if sprayed in a perp’s face, put them directly on the floor. They’re excellent clubs too, and aren’t likely to be identified as a weapon by a student because they’re ubiquitous.

3Hotdogs

(12,381 posts)
19. They already have straws with their lunch milk. Require the kids to save their straws.
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 03:00 PM
Apr 2018

Supply each classroom with a box of peas.....

rurallib

(62,415 posts)
25. 16 inch bats are this little souvenir bats I think
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 12:33 PM
Apr 2018

a regular bat is 30 inches plus.

Almost like a joke within a joke.
At least give the teachers a real fucking bat.

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